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Friday Eve On zZounds - Black Friday

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Explore Friday Eve to prepare for Black Friday on the one and only gear and instrument shop, zZounds.

Gear Examples -

Fender Rumble 25 V3 Bass Combo Amplifier

(25 Watts, 1x8")

$119.99

https://www.zzounds.com/a--3960264/item--FEN2370200?siid=131435

Reloop RP-7000 MK2 Direct-Drive Turntable

$499

https://www.zzounds.com/a--3960264/item--RELRP7000MK2?siid=232647

IK Multimedia UNO Drug Analog Drum Machine

$199.99

https://www.zzounds.com/a--3960264/item--IKMUNODRUM?siid=261284

Roland V-Drums are recommended as a top choice in the Black Friday sale.  Explore the overall Roland link with full electronic drums to select from (consider budget).  

https://www.zzounds.com/a--3960264/cat--Roland--3580

Epiphone and Kramer electric guitars are recommended examples for the Black Friday sale.  Consider the overall Epiphone link and Kramer link (consider budget).

Epiphone - 

https://www.zzounds.com/a--3960264/cat--Epiphone--3542

Kramer -

https://www.zzounds.com/a--3960264/cat--Kramer-Guitars--4297

Other categories included in the Black Friday sale include Keyboards and MIDI, Live Sound/PA, and Recording.

https://www.zzounds.com/a--3960264/cat--Keyboards-and-MIDI--2666

https://www.zzounds.com/a--3960264/cat--Live-Sound-PA--2713

https://www.zzounds.com/a--3960264/cat--Recording--2781

Memorial Day kicks off the unofficial summer season.  Halloween kicks off the unofficial Fall season and especially the holiday season.  Black Friday and Cyber Monday surrounding the Thanksgiving holiday seal the holidays with the joy of shopping in person and online to find the perfect gifts.  

I hope the early Black Friday (or Friday Eve as normally titled) will inspire exploration, note taking, and perhaps a purchase!

Thanks...

...for the ultimate British invasion after the first major invasion - from the Fab Four to the Fab Five.

Duran Duran

Unique genres - New Wave, Synth-Pop, Pop Rock 

On Set List, you know their story (Wikipedia).

In the present day, the Future Past album was released in October 2021.  On an interesting note, Future Past was originally slated to release in March 2020 but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Solo and group Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions achieve the ultimate honor and is noted first when I write about musician success.

Duran Duran's induction is now first.  On a sad note, Andy Taylor was unable to attend the ceremony due to a long battle with stage IV prostate cancer.  In his words, "massively disappointed."

As for other noteworthy success -

Hollywood Walk of Fame

American Music Awards - 1 nomination

Brit Awards - 2 wins, 2 nominations*

*2004 win - Outstanding Contribution To Music

Grammy Awards - 2 wins, 2 nominations

Q Awards - 2 wins, 2 nominations*

*2003 win - Lifetime Achievement Award

**2014 win - Icon Award

Golden Globe Awards - 1 nomination

MTV Video Music Awards - 2 wins, 6 nominations*

*2003 win - Lifetime Achievement Award

Ivor Novello Awards - 2 wins, 2 nominations*

*2005 win - Outstanding Contribution To Music 

Billboard Music Awards - 6 nominations

For the full list of nominations and award wins, follow the Wikipedia article.

The Pink Panther Theme Music

The Pink Panther film franchise spans several generati0ns of interest, from the debut in 1963 to the reboot in 2009.  The iconic character, Inspector Jacques Clouseau, was established in Hollywood scripts from the most notable Peter Sellers (although Steve Martin kept the character alive in the 2006 & 2009 portrayals).  

The film score was composed by the one and only Henry Mancini.  I say one and only because his reception was popular then and was especially popular with Charade.  Movies then are lost to movies now in any genre you desire.  Movies then defined historic pop culture in the entertainment industry...and composers such as Henry Mancini kept the intrigue going.

Consider the series and music.

Play It

...Acoustic style.

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Play It is usually pop rock and classic rock in focus.  The artists vary as does genre by genre, but overall the core is rock.

In this post, I am focusing on acoustic country with an acoustic guitar brand inspired by Jeff Bridges and a banjo instrumental inspired by Steve Martin's passion.

With that said,

Play it with Breedlove -

Breedlove Jeff Bridges Organic Concert Acoustic-Electric Guitar (with Gig Bag) ... New ... $479.99

https://www.zzounds.com/a--3960264/item--BRESNCN03EJB?siid=285578

Play it with Washburn -

Washburn B8 Banjo Pak Beginner Package

New ... $399

https://www.zzounds.com/a--3960264/item--WASB8K?siid=235822

Duran Duran Rock Hall Induction 2022

In this edition of Set List Reader's Choice, your top favorite is Duran Duran's RRHOF induction acceptance speech with special honor to Andy Taylor.

In this special, the wild boys chose three songs to perform at the induction ceremony - "Girls on Film," "Hungry Like the Wolf," and "Ordinary World."  

You may want to have a sense of humor with "Girls on Film" because there was a technical glitch that paused Simon's start to the song.  When the laughter died down, off they went!

Stand on top of Planet Earth boys.  You did it!

Bass Blowout Inspiration - Special Edition

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In the recent edition of Friday Eve On zZounds, I shared text links highlighting blowout basses.  

In this post, I thought I would share images along with text that best showcase phenomenal bass guitars at a fraction of their original worth.

John Taylor of Duran Duran is known as "play that *f* bass."  You may say the same for your favorite bassist!

Blowout Electric Bass Guitar overall -

https://www.zzounds.com/a--3960264/blowouts--Electric-Bass-Guitars--2407

4-String Electric Bass Examples -

Epiphone Thunderbird Vintage Pro Electric Bass

Ebony finish ... Used with visible wear ... $539.95

https://www.zzounds.com/a--3960264/item--EPIEBTV?siid=229065

Jackson JS3 Spectra Electric Bass

Silver Burst finish ... Used with visible wear ... $279.95

https://www.zzounds.com/a--3960264/item--JAC2919904?siid=254176

5-String or More Electric Bass Examples -

Ibanez GSR206 6-String Electric Bass 

Walnut Flat finish ... Blemished ... $296.95

https://www.zzounds.com/a--3960264/item--IBAGSR206?siid=201889

Spector Legend 5 Standard Electric Bass

Black Cherry finish ... Blemished ... $569.95

https://www.zzounds.com/a--3960264/item--SPTLEG5S?siid=264255

Signature Model Bass Example -

Gibson Gene Simmons G2 Thunderbird 

Bass Guitar (with Case) 

Ebony finish ... Blemished ... $2,379

https://www.zzounds.com/a--3960264/item--GIBBAT4GSM00?siid=310840

Fretless Electric Bass Example -

ESP LTD B-204SM Fretless Electric Bass

Natural Satin finish ... Blemished ... $499.95

https://www.zzounds.com/a--3960264/item--ESPB204SMFL?siid=199222

Left-Handed Bass - The One and Only

Epiphone Jack Casady Electric Bass, Left-Handed

Metallic Gold finish ... Blemished ... $679.95

https://www.zzounds.com/a--3960264/item--EPIEBJCL?siid=283718

The above guitars in their given categories are just examples of what in full is offered.  Follow the overall link above to explore in more detail.

When in the studio, there will be plenty of bass guitar styles to choose from to jam.